July 2018_____________________________________________________Longview, TX

President's Corner

Ladies,

While I'm writing this month's letter, I'm in

Anacortes, WA enjoying my grandchildren, the

beautiful Pacific Bay views, and GOD'S

many wonders. Also the temperatures are in the low

60's during the evening and early morning and mid

70's during the day. As the kids would say,

"Don't be a hater". For someone like me, that's hot

natured, this is heaven.

I've already visited a Quilt shop in Anacortes.

There were two quilt shops, but one shut down to

my dismay.

The quilt program Peggy Hobbs, presented was

very enjoyable. I wish I had some of my

Grandmother's quilts, but sadly they all disappeared

from her bedroom closet when she became ill. Never

found out what happened to the quilts. SAD

Remember ladies, the Trash to Treasure sale.

Measure fabric, put in Zip-Lock bags, put yardage

and price on outside of bag. Also we will have a

luncheon with the guild providing the chicken and

ham. Look and see what list you are on for side

dishes. We are using A-Z, whatever your last name

begins with that's what side dish you are to bring.

STAY COOL, I REALLY AM, here

in WA. State. See you at July meeting.

Donna Reagh

July 2018 Program:

Saturday, July 21, at 10:00 AM

(gather at 9:30 for fellowship)

Trash to Treasure

Pull out those fabrics that you know

will not be used again, roughly measure

them, and bag them in zip lock bags labeled

with the amount of fabric and the price. You

may wish to create a bag of scraps. It will

need to be marked “scraps” and have a price

written on the bag. Also, don’t forget rulers,

books, patterns, magazines, and other items

needed in quilting. This is a fundraiser!

Sunshine & Shadow

Sunshines: Vickie Vetrano had knee

replacement surgery and is doing well

Shadows: Mary Ann Verderber’s

mother having heart problems. Laronia

Oliver’s mother in Hospice care. Jackie

Russell’s husband having triple bypass.

Linda Kaplan still having foot problems.

Sandy Bassham had knee replacement

surgery.

July hostesses

Guild will provide coffee, tea, chicken, and ham.

Members will bring by last name:

A-H: Dessert

I-P: Salad

Q-Z: Vegetables

CPQG June 2018 Minutes

Country Patches Quilt Guild held their

monthly meeting on Saturday 6-16-2018

At St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Longview. The

meeting began at 10:00 am and was called to

order by President Donna Reagh.

The meeting was led in prayer by Elaine Roddy.

Donna welcomed 40 members and 6 visitors.

The minutes of the May 19, 2018 meeting were

approved with a motion made by Laura Deaver

and seconded by Terri McMillon.

The Treasurer’s report for May 19, 2018 was

approved with a motion made by Pat Smith and

seconded LaVerne Bitner.

Door prizes were awarded to Tonya Page and

Wanda Schneiders

Show and Tell: Rose Wright, Donna Reagh,

Tonya Page, Sharon Jennings, Mariellen Albert,

Cindy Andrews, Sandy Miller, Elaine Roddy,

Terri McMillon, Linda Hambrick, Susan Cook,

Becky Kohn

Open floor: Donna reminded everyone that the

challenge quilt is due at our August meeting. The

size needs to be no smaller than 48 X 60 please.

One of the prizes will be by Judy from Green

Briar Retreat. Donna also announced that there

would be no half-price sale on Trash to Treasures

this year. Also, all items need to be priced and

bagged. Early set up to be 8 am. Ann, Kathy,

Tonya, Cheryl, Becky, Cindy, and Donna.

Tickets for the raffle quilt due by November

meeting.

Sara Lockridge has taken over the directory from

Jackie Russell.

Sarah Lockridge (7/31)

Terri McMillon (7/14)

Mary Price (7/1)

Doreen Rooker (7/1)

Grace Tutt (7/30)

Betty Vaughn (7/11)

Susan Yellot (7/17)

(Remember to bring a door prize. about

$10.00 in value, for the meeting the month

of your birthday)

The 2019 raffle quilt made by Elaine Roddy is

ready to quilt. It will be hand quilted at the

Creative Christians in Gladewater in July.

The Program was presented by Peggy Hobbs

and Mary Rayburn of Common Threads Quilt

Shop in Waxahachie, Texas.

Respectfully submitted by Kathy Rouse

Secretary

Country Patches Quilt Guild Treasurer's Report- June 2018

Income:

Membership dues $ 25.00

Special Projects 57.65

No name tag .25

Mail 2.35

Total income: $ 85.25

Expenses:

Margaret Hobbs (June program) 200.00

(Check#1106)

Elaine Roddy 35.69

(Check#1107)

Total expenses: $235.69

Longview Longarm Quilting by Kamie Haase

903-821-0332 or 903-663-3181

Also selling the above picture personalized

with your name.

$15.00 Paid Ad

Pat Smith passed out some beautiful challenge

fabric this last meeting. If you did not get one

and want to participate, contact Pat. Each person

gets 1/2 yard. You will decide on a quilt pattern

and use the challenge fabric along with fabric of

your own to create a quilt. Pat would like for the

quilts to be big enough to donate to " Danielle's

Home of Hope for Children" so please make

them no smaller than 48" X 60". We will turn

them in at the August meeting. Good luck!

2018

Challenge

Fabric

Quilt storage tip- no fold lines:

Buy a 3" diameter PVC pipe at

any Home Improvement store. They are

usually 10 feet in length. Have them cut

it into 2 lengths. You may want two 5-

foot lengths or one 6- foot and one 4 -

foot.

Make a cylindrical cover for the

PVC pipe using muslin. Cover the pipe

with the muslin and then roll several

quilts on the pipe with the right sides

facing inside. Roll a piece of muslin

around the outside of the last quilt and

secure with safety pins at each end and

the middle. Slide it under a bed or stand

it up in closet.

D Q {Dine & Quilt}

1st Thursday, 5:30pm-9:00pm

Parish Hall, St. Mary’s Catholic Church

[BRING YOUR SUPPER]

Contact: Wanda Schneiders

903-291-1257

Gladewater Gusher Gals

2nd Thursday, 1:00pm

First Baptist Church of Gladewater

Contact: Elaine Roddy --

903 845-3907 or 903 235-2738.

Thursday Threaders 2nd & 4th Thursday, 9:30am

Alpine Presbyterian Church, 4102 Tryon Rd.

Contact: LaVerne Bitner 903-663-3576

Machine Quilters (longarm or domestic)

3rd Thursday at 9:30 AM

This bee is open to all machine quilters, whether domestic or longarm.

Contact Laura Deaver at 903-424-5411 for

more information.

Calling all hand-quilters!

If you would like to quilt on the 2019 raffle quilt,

it is set up at the Methodist Church in Gladewater

(217 W. Quitman) at the "Godfrey house" to the

left of the church on Dean St. Open every

Tuesday for quilting. If you want to quilt a

different day please call ahead so that it is

unlocked. Contact Elaine Roddy.

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Peach Crisp

Topping:

1 cup flour

1 cup light brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

12 Tbsp. butter

1 1/2 cups minute oats

Peach filling:

3 lbs. peaches (peeled and sliced)

1 Tbsp lemon juice

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 Tbsp flour

1) Mix the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and

nutmeg in a large bowl. Cut in the cold butter a

little and then set aside to soften a little while

preparing the peaches.

2) Peel and slice peaches. Pour lemon juice,

sugar, cinnamon, and flour over the peaches and

stir it together.

Pour the peaches into a 9 X 13 dish that you have

sprayed with cooking spray.

3) Go back to the topping mixture. Finish cutting

in butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in oats.

4) Spread the topping evenly over the peaches

and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Serve warm with ice cream!

Upcoming Quilt Shows:

1) North Texas Quilt Festival-

Arlington Convention Center June 7-9, 2018

https://qgoa.org/quilt-show/

2) Nacogdoches, TX

The Blueberry Festival of Quilts - part of the

29th Annual Texas Blueberry Festival . June 8-9 (

at Fredonia Hill Baptist Church).

http://tbf.nacogdoches.org/page.php?id=64

3) Austin Area Quilt Guild: Capital of Texas

Quiltfest Sept. 28-30, 2018

Palmer Events Center (900 Barton Springs Rd.

Austin, TX) www.captxquiltfest.org

4) The Creative Quilters Guild of Ellis County

Quilt Show: Friday. July 20, 2017 9:30 - 5:00

Sat., July 21, 2017 9:30- 4: 00

Midlothian Conference Center

1 Community Circle

Midlothian, TX 76065

5) Plano Quilt Guild 2018 Show

Friday and Saturday, August 10-11, 2018

9:00am - 5:00pm

Plano Event Center

2000 East Spring Creek Parkway

Plano, TX 75074

6) Festival of Quilts 2018Jacksonville, TX

Sept. 7-8 Norman Activity Center

526 E. Commerce St.

7) Sulphur Springs Lonestar Heritage Quilt

Show September 14-15

Sharman’s Sewing Centers 112 A Johnston St., Longview, TX 75601

903-753-8014 www.sharmanssewingcenter.com

CPQG NEWSLETTER Tippy's Feathered Nest (3400 Cook Lane, Longview, TX 75604): We buy, sell, clean and service Singer

Featherweights and the boxes. We have LED light bulbs, wool pressing mats and many other items.

Call "Tippy" Sandy Miller 903-235-7681 or Mr. Nick at (903) 235-3077

Find us on Facebook: fb.me/TippysFeatheredNest

Services:

Long arm quilting services: Laura Deaver 903-424-5411

Long arm quilting services: Kami Haase 903-821-0332

Jquilts: Janis Smith (903-935-7103) is open for business.

3664 FRM 1793 Marshall, Texas 75672 Open on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 am -5 pm. If this is not

convenient, please call and we can set up a time for your to come over. As I have always said, “If I am home, I

AM OPEN" Directions: get on Hwy 59 North in Marshall, go toward Jefferson. Turn right past the Exxon

station onto FM 1793. Go 3 ½ miles and I am on the right

ADVERTISING RATES: Non-members ¼ page $7.50, ½ page $15.00, full page $30.00. Previous rates of ¼ page $5.00,

½ page 10.00, full page $20.00 for guild members only. Classified ads are free to Guild members.

DEADLINE: The 1st of each month following Guild monthly meeting. Send articles, ads, photos, etc. to Sharon Jennings

Newsletter Editor: (903) 746-0750 sharonjennings321@gmail.com

Sharman’s Sewing Center’s two locations have

been offering "one-stop-shopping" for the

sewing and quilting communities in Longview and

Tyler, TX areas for 30 years. We sell a variety of

cotton fabrics and our Creative Sewing Centers

offer a full-line of sewing, quilting, & embroidery

supplies; plus books, patterns and specialty

notions! As Factory Authorized Dealers for

Sewing, Quilting and Embroidery machines from

PFAFF, BABY LOCK and BROTHER, Sharman's has a

machine for every budget. Our customer service

and fair prices have made Sharman’s Sewing

Center one of the top Creative Sewing Centers in

the area. Stop in today and let us help you with

your next sewing project or machine purchase.

At Sharman's we love to share our

passion for all things sewing. Whether

it is a quilt, a hand bag, or a fun

clothing project. We have the right

machine for you to explore your

creative side. Take a look at our basic,

budget-friendly mechanical and

computerized sewing machines.

COUNTRY PATCHES QUILT GUILD

c/o Donna Reagh

476 Kuykendall Rd.

Diana, TX 75640

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CPQG

Officers 2018

President

Donna Reagh

1st Vice-President

Tonya Page

2nd

Vice-President

(Programs)

Sharon Jennings

Ann Buettner

Secretary

Kathy Rouse

Treasurer

Charyl Palsha

Special Projects

Pat Smith

Members-at-Large

Betty Vaughn

LaVerne Bitner

Scholarship:

Carolyn Ramirez

Chairpersons: 2018

Directory:

Sarah Lockridge

Hospitality:

Susan Cook

Library:

honor system

Membership:

Donna Hinsley

Newsletter:

Sharon Jennings

Parliamentarian:

LaVerne Bitner

Publicity (web page):

Kamie Haase

Raffle Quilt 2018:

Elaine Roddy and

members of guild

Webmistress:

Terri McMillon

Dear fellow members,

If you have anything that you would

like for me to include please feel free to

email me. I am also very open to

suggestions on what you would like to see

in the newsletter to make it better.

Just email me at :

sharonjennings321@gmail.com

Also for the regular contributors:

please have your articles to me by the 1st

of the month following each meeting. If

you will type it in Microsoft Word using

Times New Roman 12 font that would be a

great help.

Thanks! Sharon Jennings